Silene disticha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sileneae
Genus: Silene
Subgenus: S. subg. Silene
Sectio: S. sect. Silene
Species: Silene disticha

Name

Silene disticha Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 476 (1809).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Silene vespertina proles disticha (Willd.) Samp., Man. Fl. Port.: 301 (1911).
  • Silene vespertina var. disticha (Willd.) Samp., Lista Esp. Herb. Port.: 84 (1913).
• Heterotypic
  • Silene hispida Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 476 (1809), nom. inval.
  • Silene pilosa Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 476 (1809), nom. inval.
  • Silene micropetala Roem. ex Schrank, Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac.: t. 39 (1819), nom. illeg.
  • Silene parvifolia Otth in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 376 (1824).
  • Silene chlorantha hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): [9] (1851), nom. illeg.
  • Silene coarctata hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): [9] (1851), nom. inval.
  • Silene congesta hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): [9] (1851), nom. inval.
  • Silene cretica hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): [9] (1851), nom. inval.
  • Silene mutica hort. ex Fenzl, Index Seminum (Vienna) 1850(Adv. Bot.): [9] (1851), nom. inval.
  • Silene hirsuta Schousb. ex Ball, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16(1): 356 (1877), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse (introduced), Portugal, Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: New Zealand New Zealand (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1809. Enumeratio plantarum horti regii botanici berolinensis, continens descriptiones omnium vegetabilium in horto dicto cultorum. VI + 1099 pp. In taberna Libraria Scholae realis, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Silene disticha. Accessed: 2026 January 08.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Silene disticha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silene disticha. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Silene disticha. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Silene disticha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2026. Reference page.

For more multimedia, look at Silene disticha on Wikimedia Commons.